Seed Germination Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Water, air, warmth): 1. Put cotton wool in two bowls; wet one and leave the other dry. 2. Place 10 moong seeds on each. 3. Keep both bowls in the same warm place and keep the wet cotton damp. 4. Count the sprouted seeds every day, and wash your hands.
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- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) water (d) sunlight
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 6.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 7.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) germination
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same place (d) wet or dry cotton
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a balloon (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 13.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) soil (c) warmth (d) air
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 17.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 18.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 22.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a thorn (c) a tiny root (d) a flower
- 25.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cotton wool (c) a few days (d) moong seeds
- 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a few days
- 31.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 33.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) they melt (c) yes, they sprout (d) no, never
- 35.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they glow (c) they do not sprout (d) they grow fruit
- 36.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) throw them at friends (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) feed them to pets
- 37.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) cotton wool
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 40.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) food stored in the seed (b) the sunlight only (c) the air (d) the cotton wool
Answer key
- water
- False
- boiled seeds
- False
- sugar
- False
- germination
- sunlight
- False
- True
- how many seeds sprout
- a balloon
- soil
- True
- True
- sprouts
- seeds in the freezer
- needed
- False
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- a tiny root
- True
- not needed to sprout
- yeast
- not needed
- a mirror
- a magnet
- False
- air
- needed
- yes, they sprout
- they do not sprout
- never put seeds in mouth
- seeds on wet cotton
- cotton wool
- yeast
- food stored in the seed
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